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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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